ML18110A604

LER 1976-008-00 for St. Lucie Unit 1, Two Female Unions Improperly Welded Into the Cooling Lines for LPSI Pumps 1A and 1B

ML18110A604
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	04/27/1976
From:	Schmidt A D Florida Power & Light Co
To:	Moseley N C NRC/IE, NRC/RGN-II
References
PRN-LI-76-100 LER 1976-008-00
Download: ML18110A604 (4)

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Dear Mr.Moseley:

I REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 335-76-8 ST.LUCIE UNIT 1 DATE OF OCCURRENCE:

MARCH 27, 1976 IMPROPER WELDING The attached Licensee Event Report.is being submitted in accordance with Technical Specification 6.9 to provide 30-day notification of the subject occurrence.

Very truly yours,~~~D.Schmidt Vice President.Power Resources MAS/cpc Attachment CC Jack R.Newman, Esquire Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement (30)..Director, Office of Management Information and Program Control (3)c f@c~c.4'@'Po IIFLPING SVILO~LORIOA

'~(01 F L CONTROL BLOCK: 1 UCENSEE NAME<SLS=1 0 7 89 14 15 REPORT REPORT CATEGORY TYPE SOURCE~01 CON'7~L L'8 57 58 59 60 ilCENSEE EVENT REPORT (PL PRINT ALL RECIUIREO INFORMATION) 6.UCFNSE EVENT TYPE TYPE 41111~0 25 26 30 31 32 UCENSE NUMBER 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 OOCICET NUMBER EVENT OATE REPORT OATE p 5 p p 3 3 5 0 3 2 7 7 6 0 4 2 7 7 6 61.'8 69 74 75 80 EVENT OESCRIPTION 0 2 On March 27, durin ost-core reo erational testin , two female unions CG 7 8 9 60 Jog were improperly welded into the cooling lines for LPSI pumps 1A and 1B.7 89[oO~)I The welding was not performed in accordance with Criterion IX of 80 7 8!l 80 Qo 5'endix B to 10 CFR Part 50.The following discrepancies were found 7 8 9[op/during Quality Control surveillance on March 28: (1)the welding 80 PALIE COMPONENT SUPPUER 7 8 9 SYSTEM CAUSE COOE COOE COMPONENT COOE~o7[wWBJ A P 1 P E x x~A 7 8 9 10 11~12 17 43 CAUSE OESCRIPTION gg The lant work order used for this I 0 7 5 44 47 48'ob did not'include weldin and non-60 7 8 9 tOOI destructive testin instructions.

Quality Control review of the work 7 8 9 Qg order did not result in a re uest'or additional welding information.

80 80 OTHER STATUS NA 7 89 LOSS OR OAMAGE TO FACIUTY TYPE OESCRIPTION HE L~l 7 89 10 PUBLICITY 7 89 7 89 FACILITY STATUS%POWER Qg LBJ Loaoo J 7 8 9 10 12 13 FORM OF ACTIVITY COATENT RELEASFO OF RELEASE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY KIH L~J L~J NA 7 9 9 10 11 PERSONNEL EXPOSURES NUMBER TYPE OESCRIPTION Ilia]~oo o~z 7 89 11 12 13 PERSONNEL INJURIES NUMBER OESCRIPTION

~i4~00 0 7 89 11 12.PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES Qg METHOO OF OISCOVERY B ualit 44 45 46 44, 45 NA NA NA NA NA OISCOVERY OESCRIPTION Control Surveillance'OCATION OF RELEASE NA I~'7 80 80 80 80-80 80 80.80 AOOITIONAL FACTORS E Qi I.See Pa e Two for continuation of Event, and Cause Descriptions.

7 89 80 7 89 NAME: M.A.Schoppman PHONE,3 0 5/552 377 9 80 CPO ddl~ddT REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 335-7 6-8 LICENSEE'EVENT REPORT PAGE TWO Event Descri tion (continued) procedure was not qualified, (2)the welder was not qualified, and (3)non-destructive testing (NDT)was not performed.

Corrective action was to have a qualified welder cut out and" replace the unions according to a qualified procedure, after which the required NDT was conducted.

The unions were 3/4 inch steel replacement female unions, Ingersoll-Rand P/N 8, on Drawing V-8x21AL 321x7-A.This was the first occurrence of this type.(335-76-8).

Cause Descri tion (continued)

Followup corrective action includes a training program to qualify maintenance personnel according to ANSI welding standards and to have Quality Control surveillance precede welding in the future.